Experimentation
Only method that can identify cause-effect relationships
Replication
hypothesis testing
independent variable (IV)- the thing that the researcher will actively manipulate to hopefully cause a change in the phenomenon
dependent variable (DV)- the thing that should be effected by the change
confounding variables (CV)- things other than the IV that could change the DV.
Situational/environmental variables
Confirmation bias/experimenter variables
Only method that can identify cause-effect relationships
Replication
hypothesis testing
independent variable (IV)- the thing that the researcher will actively manipulate to hopefully cause a change in the phenomenon
dependent variable (DV)- the thing that should be effected by the change
confounding variables (CV)- things other than the IV that could change the DV.
Situational/environmental variables
Confirmation bias/experimenter variables